One of the most enjoyable parts of a story is the excitement of finding out what happens at the end. But as you know by now, there's much more to good literature than simply an engaging story. You know that just beneath the surface of a simple-looking story can be elements that are intriguing, profound, and sometimes even life-altering.
To get to those elements, though, you need to use your reading skills, several of which you learned about in this module. You learned how to predict themes and major conflicts, how to use details to make inferences and draw conclusions, and how to summarize what you've read. You can use all these skills every time you read to help you learn and remember information.
Do you remember these reading skills and how to use them to get the most out of a novel? Try the activity below to find out.
What should you look for to help you make predictions about a character or theme?
Textual evidence includes all the details provided by the author about a character or theme.
Textual evidence includes all the details provided by the author about a character or theme.
Textual evidence includes all the details provided by the author about a character or theme.
What should you NOT use to help you draw a conclusion?
Conclusions are based on details from the novel and inferences made about those details.
Conclusions are based on details from the novel and inferences made about those details.
Conclusions are based on details from the novel and inferences made about those details.
What is the BEST way to summarize a passage from a novel?
Summaries leave out minor details.
Summaries leave out minor details.
Summaries leave out minor details.
What is the BEST way to predict the theme of a novel?
A good guess at a novel's theme will likely require you to revise your prediction, but this approach works best.
A good guess at a novel's theme will likely require you to revise your prediction, but this approach works best.
A good guess at a novel's theme will likely require you to revise your prediction, but this approach works best.
What kind of information should you include in a paragraph that presents the rescue of the children from the burning church through Johnny's eyes?
Finding details specific to a character's perspective will help you see his or her view more accurately.
Finding details specific to a character's perspective will help you see his or her view more accurately.
Finding details specific to a character's perspective will help you see his or her view more accurately.
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